Roland merullo, author of 14 novels and 6 books of nonfiction see former professor at bennington and amherst colleges. Breakfast with buddha by roland merullo, paperback barnes. The new novel from the awardwinning author of breakfast with buddha and revere beach boulevard tells the story of a young catholic woman jolted from a quietly devout life in pursuit of a mysterious calling. Merullo it cant be easy to write compellingly about a bland, introverted lead character. But, in his new novel vatican waltz, massachusetts author roland merullo manages to create a surprisingly absorbing portrayal of such a woman. Read breakfast with buddha by roland merullo available from rakuten kobo. A quiet meditation on life, death, darkness and spirituality, sprinkled with humor, tenderness and stunning landscapes.
You can see the quality of the reserve content that will be shown to you. Roland merullo s book digs deep into a topic that would make some in the catholic church cringe or even angry. Roland merullo s playful, eloquent, and lifeaffirming novel finds the pope and the dalai lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip through the italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Roland merullo is an american author who writes novels, essays and memoir. December 3, 20 awardwinning author roland merullo tackles this controversy headon to tell the story of a most unlikely champion for change and an unprecedented spiritual journey. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Buy a cheap copy of vatican waltz book by roland merullo.
During her high school days, when the other girls were busy with worldly obsessions, she was spending her time in prayer. Roland merullo 2020 orvieto, italy, writers conference. But its a little harder to believe in the notion that saints, enlightened beings, or true holy ones roam the earth. Merullo has won numerous prizes, including the massachusetts book award in both fiction and nonfiction. Roland merullo is the critically acclaimed author of five books of nonfiction and twelve novels, including the revere beach trilogy, golfing with god, breakfast with buddha, the vatican waltz, and dinner with buddha. Breakfast with buddha, a nominee for the international impac dublin literary award, now in its 20th printing. Roland merullo is an awardingwinning author of 24 books including 17 works of fiction. Roland merullo author roland merullo was born in boston, massachusetts on september 19, 1953, and grew up in revere, massachusetts, which is a working class italian american community located five miles from downtown boston. Vatican waltz by roland merullo 2014, hardcover, large type.
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